Criminal Justice
Speeding Cop Strikes, Kills Scooter Rider: Gets Cited for Careless Driving, Suspended for 120 Hours
Careless driving in Florida that leads to death usually comes with a driving suspension.
Police Say Kidnapping Medical Marijuana Activist's 11-Year-Old Son Is for 'the Child's Well-Being'
Shona Banda's son is back in state custody as she awaits criminal charges.
Senate Settles Trafficking Bill Controversy Over Abortion, But Immigration Amendments Could Still Stop Passage
Loretta Lynch vote also hangs in the balance.
Tiny California Towns Have Big Asset Forfeiture Histories
New report shows municipalities bolstering ailing budgets with seizures.
Federal Judge Attacks Pro-Police 'Orthodoxy' in 4th Amendment Case
Judge Janice Rogers Brown makes the case for reviving 4th Amendment protections.
From Being Judged by the Content of Your Character to Seeing a Cop Shoot an Unarmed White Teenager in the Back: A New Vision of a Post-Racial Society
Setting the table for more police violence as a solution to racist police violence
Supreme Court Says Police Violated 4th Amendment When Use of Drug-Sniffing Dog Prolonged Routine Traffic Stop
Law enforcement loses 6-3 in Rodriguez v. United States.
Man Suffers Fatal Spine Injury in Police Custody in Baltimore: Cops Have No Video, Don't Know What Happened, Not Sure Why They Pursued Him in the First Place
Was charged with possession of a switchblade. Six cops suspended with pay after his death.
The Earl Weaver Case for Rand Paul's Libertarianism
Instead of dwelling on how the candidate falls short on foreign policy, it's worth imagining what a President Paul might do
Bill to Decriminalize Truancy Moves Forward in Texas
...while a similar bill in Colorado gets watered down.
Teen Sexting Investigators Have Their Heads in the Cloud
Missouri cops seek to search student Dropbox accounts after seizing cellphones turns up no nude pics.
Judge Removes DA from Albuquerque Police Murder Case over Conflict of Interest
Cops accused DA of trying to bribe the victims of burglaries committed by her son.
Schools Treat Mild Misbehavior Like Capital Crime. It Has to Stop.
Won't someone please think of the children?